Anne-Marie, Dua Lipa and George Ezra amongst BRIT Awards nominees

LONDON (Reuters) – Singers Anne-Marie, Dua Lipa, Jess Glynne and George Ezra are among the many nominees for subsequent month’s BRIT Awards, Britain’s annual pop music honours, in an inventory dominated by younger expertise.

Anne-Marie is within the working for 4 prizes – British Feminine Solo Artist, Mastercard British Album of the Yr for “Communicate Your Thoughts”, British Single and British Artist Video of the Yr for “2002” on the British File Business Belief (BRIT) awards, to be held on Feb. 20 in London.

Lipa, who triumphed with two wins ultimately 12 months’s occasion, is nominated within the British Single class for “IDGAF” in addition to her “One Kiss” collaboration with DJ Calvin Harris. The 2 songs are additionally within the working for British Artist Video of the Yr.

Glynne’s identify additionally featured in 4 classes together with British Feminine Solo Artist and British Single for “I’ll Be There”. Chart-topper “These Days” by Rudimental that includes Glynne, singer Dan Caplen and rapper Macklemore can also be nominated for British Single and British Artist Video of the Yr.

The opposite contenders for British Feminine Solo Artist embrace Florence + The Machine, Lily Allen and Jorja Smith, final 12 months’s Critics’ Selection winner. Smith can also be nominated for her album “Misplaced & Discovered”.

Summer time hit “Shotgun” singer George Ezra obtained three nods: for British Male Solo Artist, for British Single and for his album “Staying at Tamara’s”. He’ll compete in opposition to Sam Smith, Craig David, Aphex Twin and Giggs for British Male Solo Artist.

The album class, the most important prize on the evening, additionally consists of Florence + The Machine’s “Excessive as Hope” and The 1975’s “A Temporary Inquiry into On-line Relationships”.

The latter are nominated for British Group alongside Arctic Monkeys, Gorillaz, Little Combine and Years & Years.

“In case you have a look at the record, it’s actually contemporary, actually younger, actually various, actually feminine,” Geoff Taylor, chief government of the BRIT Awards and the British Phonographic Business, informed Reuters.

“(It’s) a very nice record that displays the 12 months of music and reveals simply how a lot contemporary expertise is coming via.”